All of New Zealand Cricket's contracted players -- bar the six players taking part in the IPL, will turn out for their domestic teams for the first half of the Plunket Shield.
The Black Caps' international summer is slated to start with a tour by the West Indies (three T20Is, two Tests), then Pakistan (three T20Is, two Tests).
Jurgensen's new deal with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will take him through to the end of 2022, by which time he will have been in charge of the bowlers for a total of nine years, including an earlier stint from 2008-2010.
Last year, New Zealand had lost the dramatic World Cup final to hosts England on boundary count-back rule after scores were tied even after the super over.
Stead was appointed on a two-year-deal when he took over from Mike Hesson, who stepped down after six years in 2018.
Meanwhile, logistics planning is underway to facilitate the first of the men's series against West Indies.
NZC chief David White has confirmed that the board is making "tremendous progress" to kickstart international cricket at home.
The Black Caps' next assignment is tentatively scheduled as a home series of two Tests and then limited overs internationals against West Indies.
New Zealand Cricket chairperson Greg Barclay has stated that a decision on the 2021 Women's World Cup will be made in the next two weeks.
Sodhi was four-years-old when he, along with his Indian parents, moved to New Zealand. Sodhi stated the current national team is full of players with different ethnicity and diversity has always been welcomed in the team.
In a statement issued on Monday, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced that six national camps will be conducted in the next few months.
Boock's statement came in after a BCCI official stated that New Zealand have also joined along with UAE and Sri Lanka the race to host this year's IPL.
The board's first choice is staging the tournament at home but that is looking increasingly unlikely with India have the third largest case load of coronavirus cases behind Brazil and USA.
New Zealand are not exactly Super Over specialists, having lost seven out of eight across formats.
Matt Poore, who is remembered for catching a stray dog during a match in Bangalore in 1955 and subsequently taking 12 anti-rabies injection, has died at the age of 90.
Crummy, who was associated with New Zealand Cricket for five years, said he was not asked to leave and his departure at this juncture was a mere coincidence.
Dodd made her debut as a teenager back in 2010 while, in the 2019-20 season, Kerr played both ODI and T20I cricket against South Africa.
NZC is expecting "significant reduction" in revenues for the current financial year compared to 2018-19 with the global health crisis forcing a cricket shutdown and also putting doubt on the international calendar.
With the coronavirus pandemic raging across the world, a return to action for the sport looks unlikely any time soon and this has also brought the men's T20 World Cup under a cloud of uncertainty.
Meanwhile, Colin Munro, Jeet Raval and Todd Astle, who retired from red-ball cricket earlier this year, have not been included in the central contract list.
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